Wire-spooling machine.



No. 650,887. l Patened lune 5, |900. V. WILKERSN.

WIRE SPOL'ING MACHINE.

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Patented lune 5, |900 V.- WILKERSON. WIRE SPUULINGMACHINE.

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V. WILKERSDN.

WIRE SPOOLING MACH'INE.

(Application led June 1, 1899.)

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UNITED STATEslVI V'A'rENT Critics@ vrLLA WILKERsoN, or NiorAzE, KANSAS;

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SPEGIIFIGATION forming part 0f' Letters Patent N0. 650,887, dated June 5, 1900. Application filed .Tune l, 1899. Serial No. 718,997. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, VILLA WILKERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing atNiotaze, in the county of Chautauqua and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wire Spooling Machines and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. l j

My invention is a device for spooling'l wire, cord, and the like, and is soconstruete'd that it may spool wire, cord, and the like of dif'- ferent sizes and fill spools of different lengths and sizes. t

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a front View with the device for carrying the wire cut away on the line a arof Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a rear end view. Fig. 4 is a longifI tudinal central sectional view. Fig. 5 is and elevation of the device for regulating the tension of the wire. Fig. 6 is an 'edge view of the wheel b shown in Fig. 4, and shows more clearly the relative sizes of its cogs. Figs. 7, 8, and 9 are detail views.

In the accompanying drawings,1 represents the base of the framework.

2 represents an upright ywhich holds the tension-rolls that carry the Wire to the spooling-guide.

3 represents uprights in which are journaled the cog-wheels and worin-shaft.

4 is a support of the guide.

.Iournaled in the uprights 3 is a shaft 5, carrying on it a sleeve-Worm 6, adapted to be secured in place by a screw 7. The said shaft 5 may carry finer or coarser worms, so as to enable said shaft to be geared with either the central row of cogs e or the side rows e've2 of the wheelb, so as to provide means for giving a different relative speed to the two shafts 5 and 27. On'one end of this shaft is secured a spool 8. rlhis end of the shaft may carry larger or smaller spools, as this machine is adapted to spool iine or coarse wire. It may spool several grades of wire. On the other end of this shaft is secured a cog-pinion 9,

that meshes with a large driving 'cog-wheel 10, journaled between the posts 3 and the bearing 35 On the rear end of the basel is erected an' upright 11, and on the upper end of this upright is a movable bearing, 12, and in this bearing is a shaft 13, provided with a longitudinal groove 14. Said shaft has on its outer end a headpiece 15, and said shaft is adapted to be moved back and forth in the opening in which it works, and `when fiked in the position desired it may be lield in place by a thumb-screw 16. Near the inner end of this shaft is a iange 17, against which works one face of a triple cog-wheel a b c. The other face of said cog-wheel works against a securing-pin 18. These threewheels et b c are secured together by screws X' and may be raised or lowered by moving the bearing 12 up or down and securing it by the screw 19, which passes through plate 20 into the perforation 20" of therbearing 12. l Each wheel or row of cogs will spool three sizes of wire.

The upright 11 is provided with a vertical slot 20, in which works one end of a U-shaped bearing 2l, the other end of which bearing works in a slot 20' of an'opposite upright 22. This bearing 21 is provided with a central opening 23, in which works the neck end of a screw 24, the lower end of which is threaded and turns up and down in a threaded opening 25 in the base-frame of the machine. In the perforated ends 26 of said bearing 21 is journaled a shaft 27, on which is secured a triple cog ,-wheel c', b', and a. Instead of three there may be five wheels on shaft 13 and iive wheels 011 shaft 27. I have, however, shown only one sleeve-worm on shaft 5 and three wheelson each of the shafts 13 and 27, as I deemed them sufficient to illustrate my invention, the upper wheel being shifted,

as above described, to mesh with the lowerwheel.

The triple wheel a', b', and c cannot be moved to the right or left, but only up 'and down, as above described..

The triple wheel a b' c maybemoved to the right and left and up and'down by the means above described. The center b of the tripple wheel ot b ois provided with a central row of cogs, as shown in the several figures of the drawings; but in addition to its central row IOO of cogs c it is provided on each side with a side row of cogs c' and e2. (See Fig. 6.) The side row of cogs e' are larger and wider apart than the cogs in row e2, and in the central row e the cogs are larger and wider apart than either of the other two rows, (see Fig. 6,) and therefore when said cogs e are meshed with a corresponding worm-sleeve we get greater speed of said shaft than when the proper worm-sleeve is meshed with cogs c2, and when cogs care meshed with a corresponding sleeve we get greater speed than when meshed with either of the other two.

vVhen I desire to mesh wheels a and a', I slip the shaft 13 to the left. Then I wish to mesh wheels b and b', I shift the shaft until wheel l) is just above the wheel b. Vhen I wish to mesh the wheels c and c', I shift the shaft 13 to the right until the wheel c is iinmediatelyover the wheel c', and in everycase I bring the wheels in contact by turning the screw 24. IVhen the wheels a and a are meshed, the worm runs in the side cogs e', and when the wheels c and c are meshed the worm runs in the side cogs e2, and when the wheels Z) and b' are meshed the worm runs in the central cogs e.

On one end of the shaft 27 is secured a heart shaped wheel 28, having in its periphery a groove 29 and a slot 30.

To the base of the machine is pivoted the lower end of a guide 3l, havingin its center a slot 32 and in its upper end a slot 33. In the slot 32 is secured an arm 34, and to the end of said arm is journaled a wheel 35,which runs in the groove 29 of the heart-shaped wheel 23. This arm 34 may be moved in or out in the slot 32 and the wheel 23 may be more or less eccentrically secured on the shaft 27. Vhen secured near its center, it winds the wire on a short spool. IVhen it is eccentrically secured on the shaft, it winds a long spool, and whether it is secured eccentrically or concentrically the arm 34 must be moved in or out accordingly to meet the requirements of such conditions. As the heart-shaped wheel 23 moves around it moves the upper end of the guide to the left, and the coil-spring 36 draws it to the right. Thus it is alternately moved to the right and left. The wire runs between the rollers 37 and 33 in the upright 2, and thence through the slot 33 in the guide 3 Thus the wire is wound on the spool back aud forth from one end to the other.

The thumb-screw X is to regulate the tension of the wire. The wheel is made to hug the periphery of thc heart-shaped wheel 23 by means of a spring 3G, and the guide is kept in an upright position by means of a headed bolt 3711-, which works in a slot 39 of the support 4.

The heart-wheel 23 will spool a two-inch spool and can be lnade to spool a shorter spool. by setting it in from the heel, and by setting it toward the heel it will spool a longer spool.

It will be seen that I can spool a short spool and spool longer and longer, as desired, within the capacity of the machine-that is to say, I am not confined to anyparticular length of spool inside the capacity of the machine.

This machine as constructed will spool nine sizes of wire, each one below and one above any given number-that is to say, if geared to spool a wire No. 1G it will also spool Nos. 13 and 14, if set to spool a wire No. 24 it will also spool Nos. 2G and 20, and if set to spool a wire No. 30 it will also spool wires Nos. 23 and 32, and so on.

To adapt this machine for factory work, we may remove the crank-arm 39% and in lieu thereof put on a band or cog wheel.

In addition to being able to secure'the heartshaped wheel 23 to the shaft 27 more or less eccentrically by means of the slot 30 we may use a larger or smaller heart-shaped wheel, thus enabling my machine to spool a greater number of sizes of wire and of turning out a greater number of different-sized spools.

On one end of the base and on a line with the guide 3l and spool 3 is erected an upright 2, having arms 2. Over the top of these two arms is secured a cap 2". These two arms have internal vertical slots 2. .Iournaled in the lower ends of the slot-s 2"' is a wheel 37, provided in its center with an annular groove 40 for wire to run in and on each end with a flange 41. J ust above this wheel 37 and working in slots 2 are two bearings 42, and in these two bearings 42 is journaled a roller 33, shortened to work between the flanges 41 of the spool 37 and keep the wire down in the groove 40. Workingin said slots 2 is a plate 44, and between each end of this plate and the bearings 42 are spiral springs 43, which press bearings 42 down, and consequently the roller 33 down.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A wire-spooling machine, consisting of the base 1, and uprights 3 and support 4; shaft 5, journaledin uprights 3; sleeve-worm (i, secured on said shaft and adapted to mesh with wheel b, of triple wheel a., b, c; spool 3, secured on one end of shaft 5, and cog-pinion i), secured on the other end of said shaft; bearing 11, rising from the base and having slot 20; movable bearing 2, secured to the upper end of upright 11; shaft 13 secured to 'said bearing, triple wheel a, b, c, journaled on the inner end of shaft 13; shaft 27, journaled in Ushaped bearing 2l, adjustably secured in slots 20, and 20, of uprights 11, and 22; grooved and slotted heart-shaped wheel 23, secured on one end of shaft 27; guide 31, having slots 32 and 33, secured to the base; arm 34, adjustably secured to slot 32, and bearing in one end a wheel 35, adapted to run in groove 29, of wheel 23, and coil-spring 36, adapted to cause wheel 35, to run in groove 29, with means for holding the wire in proper position to run through slot 33, of guide 31 and means for operating said machine, sub- IOO IIO

a on one side and the cog-Wheel e on the other side of said Wheel b; Jthe triple wheel a', b and c on said cam-shaft, the Wheel a adapted I 5 to mesh with Wheel o', the Wheel b With Wheel b', and wheel c with wheel 0'; substantially as shown and described and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature 2o in presence of two Witnesses.

A VILLA WILKERSON.

Witnesses:

SAMUEL HUFFMAN,

I-I. K. Pmmnnsorn 

